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Rhodococcus
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 June 2016
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Infections due to Rhodococcus species are being reported with increasing frequency, especially among immunocompromised and HIV patients. R equi is the most commonly isolated species, usually from HIV patients with chronic cavitary pneumonia. Other species of Rhodococcus involved in human infections include R bronchialis, R terrae, R rhodochrous, and R aurantiacus.
Organisms belonging to the genus Rhodococcus are widely distributed in nature, but are particularly abundant in soil. Trauma, steroids, immunosuppressive therapy, surgical procedures, HIV and immune-compromised status predispose patients to infection with Rhodococcus.
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